Senior Insolvency Administrator

**Senior Insolvency Administrator**

**Cambridge**

**Up to £35,000 (DOE)**

**AJ Chambers are delighted to be representing a leading independent firm of Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors, assisting them on their search of a Senior Insolvency Adminstrator to join their team in Cambridge.**

This highly regarded team deals with all aspects of corporate insolvency and financial restructuring and is focused on finding solutions for businesses and individuals in financial difficulty, whilst adopting a sensitive and empathetic approach.

Their areas of advice and support include financial restructuring, informal arrangements, all aspects of formal insolvency particularly Creditors Voluntary Liquidations, Administrations, Solvent Liquidations and Company/Individual Voluntary Arrangements.

**What will your day-to-day look like?**

You will be working in a dynamic environment where pro-active client solutions are encouraged. To be successful you would be able to manage all aspects of insolvency case administration. The remit will include (but is not limited to):

- Managing own caseload of mainly corporate insolvency, solvent liquidations and restructuring cases
- Communicating and running meetings with directors to establish the financial position of an entity and identify issues in relation to potential insolvency and appropriate procedures
- Liaising with relevant stakeholders including directors, employees, and creditors
- Liaising with Agents, Solicitors and other advisers
- Identifying key aspects of a case and recommending how these should be dealt with
- Preparing relevant financial information and draft reports for manager/partner review
- Producing documentation from standard packs
- Reviewing case diaries
- Ensuring statutory compliance
- Undertaking technical research
- Responsibility for several cases at one time and ensuring case progression
- Departmental administration duties including billing and file maintenance
- Training and mentoring more junior staff, delegating work appropriately
- Involvement in business development activities.

This role provides a fantastic opportunity to develop your career in the Business Recovery sector, with the potential to progress and undertake professional qualifications in due course.

**Some of the criteria essential to be successful in this role is**:

- Good academic results with a minimum C grade GCSE in Mathematics and English (or equivalent) or able to demonstrate similar level of competence. Further/higher educational qualifications would be helpful
- A high level of ICT literacy in Microsoft Office (Word and Excel) is required
- In depth knowledge of all types of insolvency procedures with proven case administration skills
- Strong technical knowledge
- Commitment to continuing and developing a career in insolvency work. Willingness to undertake appropriate internal and external training to allow progression, with the capability to embark on or continue further study for qualifications (potentially JIEB).
- Ability to work as an effective team member, to assist managers with all aspects of case administration, and to fact find independently on case documents
- Capable of working in an accurate and methodical manner with good attention to detail
- Self-motivated, well organised and flexible, with the ability to multi-task and adhere to strict deadlines
- Able to identify and raise matters that need to be flagged to senior staff
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (oral and written)
- Able to exercise confidentiality and discretion in relation to our work
- Must have a full UK driving licence with access to own transport to facilitate occasional visits to clients and/or the other office site.

**Desirable**:

- CPI qualification
- Experience of CCH accounts software and familiarity with IPSfw case management system
- Prior involvement in business development activities
- Experience of training and mentoring more junior staff
- Detailed knowledge of basic accounting concepts.

**What are the benefits you'll recieve?**
- Flexible working
- Discretionary agile working policy
- Contributory pension
- Salary sacrifice scheme to purchase additional holiday and/or pension contributions
- Group life scheme
- Permanent health insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Staff awards scheme
- Bonus structure for introducing new business
- Social events calendar which includes a firm-wide summer party, Christmas meals/parties, regular sporting fixtures, theatre trips, quiz nights and charity fundraising events

**This role comes with an attractive salary, along with many benefits in a friendly working environment. There is also an extensive in-house training programme for all staff.**
- *You could earn up to £2000 when you refer someone to our services. To learn more about our referral programme, please visit our website or contact one of our expert consultants*_